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Krista and Mark

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

It’s already starting to seem that the theme of 2012 will be to shoot engagement sessions and weddings of friends – and there’s nothing wrong with that… I’m honored that they want me to capture their important memories.

I’ve been friends with Krista’s sister for a long time, and Krista, nearly as long – I regularly get called part of their family With Krista and Mark’s Aldie Mansion wedding coming up soon, we were getting crunched for time for their engagement session. We ended up picking a day that once we started thought it was gonna be major bust – super windy and nothing but overcast clouds (I may have been hear shouting at the sun to peak out). Well, the shouting must have worked. After we found an area just out of reach of the wind, coming off of Lake Galena at Peace Valley Park, the sun made an appearance for the rest of our shoot.

It may have been cold, but these two kept each other warm. The entire shoot was so easy and relaxed. The exact reason I love to do engagement sessions. While I have met Mark a few times in the past, it’s always a little tough meeting someone for the first time on the day of their wedding and getting them to feel 100% comfortable in front of the camera.

Here are a few from their engagement session.

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Kari and Joel – Engagement Session

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Just because my scheduled weddings are done for the year, that doesn’t mean I still don’t get to see more of my awesome couples. Kari and Joel are actually friends of my brother-in-law. I’ve met these two in the past, and when we met to talk about their wedding, we all knew that we’d have a really fun time working together. They are getting married in January at Normandy Farms in Blue Bell.

Kari and Joel are the type of couple I really like. They are extremely nice, fun to work with, and they trust me while I’m working. We walked around Frenchtown, NJ for a little while over the weekend. We were waiting to see if the ski slopes, since they are both big snow boarders, would be open in time before their wedding in just a few weeks. Unfortunately, the weather has been just a little too warm and they didn’t open till just last minute. Not a big deal though. We walked up and down the main street and all braved the chilly weather together (finished off by a really good mexican meal).

Enjoy the preview!

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Sonia and Steve – Engagement Session

Monday, September 5, 2011

Last week I met up with Sonia and Steve at the Philadelphia Art Museum. Taking advantage of the gorgeous weather, we walked around the outside of one of Philadelphia’s most famous buildings. Using the beautiful sunlight and also the skyline in the background, we had a really fun time with their engagement session.

Philadelphia Art Museum Engagement Session

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Chrissy and Ryan – Engagement Session

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Last weekend, I made the trip down to see Chrissy and Ryan. If they look familiar, that’s because Chrissy is Lisa’s sister and Ryan is Mike‘s brother! It’s pretty cool to see these two again since the wedding. We headed down to the beach for their engagement session right near one of the pier’s in Ventnor City, just south of Atlantic City. We started off with their little Lola tagging along for a few pics, then continued just the 3 of us.

The light was perfect that day, but as the sun set, I used a little photography magic (flash) and got some unique engagement sunset pictures for them! Once I look at the image on the camera, I know if I got the shot or not…. and after this session… I knew I got it!

Enjoy!!

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Jen and Chris – Engagement

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

What a busy year this has started out to be! A bunch of awesome engagement sessions – and they have all ROCKED! For this latest one, I drove up to Piermont, NJ (near the Tapanzee Bridge) to meet up with Jen and Chris. Referred to me by another photographer that was already booked for their wedding date, Jen and Chris have a very certain still of photography in mind, and I’m really glad that I can be part of their wedding in October.

For their Engagement session, we walked around the pier for a little bit, but as the wind chill drove us away, we were able to get some fun shots back in the small town (REALLY small town). We walked around and they gave me the freedom that makes my job so much more fun! It didn’t hurt that they were both pretty comfortable in front of the camera from the start. Lots of laughing (again, just they way I like my sessions), and we even hit the bar for a drink towards the end. Great way to finish off a really fun time.

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Erin and Fran – Engagement Session

Monday, April 25, 2011

Last weekend, I met up with Erin and Fran for their engagement session. We met on a beautiful day in Fairmount Park, right in front of the Valley Green Inn. As usual, during the engagement sessions, I just like to take the time to take with each couple and find out what makes them tick. We walked around for about an hour and shared a ton of laughs! They were both very relaxed from the start in front of the camera. That makes my job a lot easier! While it may be repetitive for me to say this, I’m really looking forward to their wedding!